Abdul Muhsin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
| Abdul Muhsin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | |
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| Governor of King Abdulaziz | |
| Mother | Al Jawhara bint Saad Al Sudairi |
Abdul Muhsin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (
Arabic: عبد المحسن بن عبد العزيز آل سعود 'Abd al-Muḥsin bin 'Abd al-'Azīz Āl Sa'ūd; 1925–11 May 1985) was a member of the House of Saud, the governor of Medina, and one of the leading poets in Saudi Arabia
. He was a lover of literature, poetry and historical books.
Early life and education
Prince Abdul Muhsin was born in Riyadh in 1925.Prince Musaid.[3]
Prince Abdul Muhsin studied at the school of princes, and memorized the Quran and learned horsemanship, and then completed the history, politics, arts of war.[citation needed]
Career and activities
Abdul Muhsin was interior minister in
King Saud's cabinet in 1960.[6][7] His tenure lasted for only one year, and he joined the Free Princes Movement led by Prince Talal.[4][8] On 9 November 1962 he defected to the United Arab Republic renouncing his Saudi Arabian citizenship.[9] Immediately after this event he declared that he would work to make Saudi Arabia a free country.[9] Prince Abdul Muhsin and two of his half-brothers, Prince Badr and Prince Fawwaz, and his cousin, Fahd bin Saad, who also defected to the United Arab Republic, returned to Saudi Arabia upon their rehabilitation by King Faisal on 22 January 1964.[4][10] Upon their return they published a statement acknowledging their mistake in criticizing the Saudi government.[10]
On 27 September 1965 he was made governor of Madinah which he held until 1985.Prince Sultan and his uncles Prince Ahmed and Prince Musaid.[11]
Prince Abdul Muhsin had a reputation as being relatively liberal.
Personal life
Abdul Muhsin married eight times and had 12 children. One of his spouses was Sara bint Ahmed bin Abdul Rahman Al Sudairi.Beirut Airport due to drug smuggling in 2015.[18]
Death
Abdul Muhsin died on 11 May 1985 in King Faisal Hospital in Riyadh, suffering from illness at the age of 60.[1][6]
Honour
Foreign honour
- Honorary Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (P.M.N.) (1982)[19]
Ancestry
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References
- ^ a b c d "Prince Abdul Mohsen, Saudi Governor, Dies". The New York Times. Medina. 12 May 1985. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
- ISBN 9780810827806.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-312-29962-0.
- ^ a b c d "Appendix 6. The Sons of Abdulaziz" (PDF). Springer. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ ProQuest 303295482.
- ^ a b "Prince Abdul Mohsen bin Abdulaziz, 60, a brother of King..." Orlando Sentinel. 12 May 1985. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- hdl:1887/14746.
- ^ Simon Henderson (14 September 2009). "Saudi Succession--a Desert Legacy". The Cutting Edge. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ^ JSTOR 4323557.
- ^ JSTOR 4323704.
- S2CID 153974203.
- ^ "الأمير سعود بن عبدالمحسن في تلويحة الوداع: 18 عاماً في حائل هي أجمل سنوات عمري ولن أنسى حائل وأهلها وسيبقى الوصل ما بقيت الحياة". Al Jazirah (in Arabic).
- ^ "في ذكرى وفاته.. من هو الأمير عبدالمحسن بن عبدالعزيز؟". Dostor (in Arabic).
- ^ "السدارى" (in Arabic). Marefa. Archived from the original on 2 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ George T. Fitzgerald (1983). Government administration in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Master of Public Administration thesis). California State University, San Bernardino. p. 94.
- hdl:10945/19545.
- ^ Sara Farolfi (13 May 2020). "Out-of-Favor Saudi Prince Bought Cypriot Passport". OCCRP. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Lebanese authorities charge Saudi prince with drug smuggling: sources, agency". Reuters. 2 November 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat" (in Burmese). Archived from the original on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
External links
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